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We're really sorry for the issues some of you have been having with the previous update! Our code monkeys have been working hard over the last few days to track down and eliminate the bugs, and we're updating our testing procedures to help avoid similar mishaps in future.

Without further ado, here's what's been fixed for this version:

- FIX: Crash on launch for many users.

- FIX: Crash when attempting to access photo albums on iOS 5.

- FIX: Periodic crashes after using the app heavily.

- FIX: Playback via AirPlay would pause when switching to a different app or locking the device.

We've been hard at work since the last update, aiming to resolve the main issues experienced by some users since the recent filtering changes, and tracking down the last few remaining bugs with PlexSync. We hope you'll be happy with the latest changes!

New in this version:

- Plex now uses paging when requesting content from media servers, resulting in much faster section loading and filtering. The difference is huge, especially with larger libraries or over remote connections!

- You can now remotely start and control playback on your iOS device from other Plex apps on your network.

- The app will alert you if you attempt to play content which is missing or unavailable (say, from an unmounted drive).

Fixed in this version:

- Many performance and reliability improvements during sync, including a rather horrible bug that could cause all content to be deleted when syncing over a poor network connection.

- The Retry Sync button works correctly again.

- All disk space is released when deleting the last sync item.

- MOV files with MP3 audio now use the transcoder to ensure successful playback.

We’re back again with another round of bug fixes. Thanks so much to the forum members who helped us track down some of the more serious issues. We really appreciate your help! Without further ado, here’s what’s been fixed in this version:

We squashed a bug that reared its ugly head when attempting to display items without thumbnail images, which could cause the app to crash on launch or when signing in to myPlex.

A potential crash while removing or modifying sync items has been fixed.

Reliability while browsing has been improved further, especially when scrolling rapidly in large library sections.

The browser is more responsive while scrolling.

Multi-part playback works properly again.

Items beginning with special characters outside the device's selected language are now included when browsing.

Another round of bug fixes & performance improvements! We updated our crash reporting tools in the previous update & have been getting lots of juicy information about real-world problems. Among the fixes in this version are:

We’re pleased to bring you a brand new release of the iOS app today! Most notably you’ll see we’ve updated the icon, splash screen, and the UI for iOS 7. Baby steps, mind you, we have lots more user interface improvements coming, but at least Plex will look nicely at home on iOS 7 now.

We’ll be back very shortly with more iOS news, but for now, hopefully you’ll enjoy this release!

NEW: New look for iOS 7.

NEW: Detect URLs on the clipboard for quick queuing to myPlex.

NEW: Brand new video player.

NEW: Improved music player.

FIX: A UI hang when changing connectivity settings.

FIX: A nasty bug where entering sections with non-latin characters could crash the app.

NEW - Camera Upload (Plex Pass members only): Find it difficult to easily share photos from a recent event or trip that are stuck on your phone? Or, ever try to take a photo only to realize you've run out of memory on your phone? Now, photos from your phone or tablet can be wirelessly synced automatically to your Plex Media Server.

NEW - Play queues: Now you can queue up videos and music for continuous playback and endless enjoyment. You can randomly shuffle music from an artist, album, or genre, or binge on a TV series or other videos. You can easily reorder, remove, or add more content to your queue. Plex even remembers your queue when you restart your app. This is the first exciting step towards full playlist functionality.

NEW - Chromecast improvements: Plex now supports casting of music & photos. We've also added a content mirroring feature, allowing you to fling the details of your media from your mobile device onto the big screen by tapping the Info button. Also, now the preview period is over, a Plex Pass subscription is no longer requred to use Chromecast!

- Playlists! Now you can create your own music or video playlists to fit any occasion, including smart playlists based on genre, collection and more.

- Movie trailers! After adding trailers to your movie library, you can now view them from the movie info screen, or by long-pressing on movies. You can also turn on Cinema Trailers if you’d like to automatically play trailers before your movies start.

Both of these new features require Plex Media Server 0.9.9.13 or newer.

CHANGES:

- AirPlay devices have been removed from the in-app player list due to several reported issues. AirPlay devices can still be used by selecting them in the iOS AirPlay menu, or using the dedicated AirPlay button when playing content.

- Chromecast is no longer supported on devices running iOS 5. Previously, Plex used a pre-release version of the Chromecast software from Google that we were fortunate enough to have access to. Apps are now required to use the final version of the software, which only supports devices running iOS 6 or newer.

FIXES:

- Some particularly bad bugs that have been around for a while, but were difficult to track down. You should notice an increase in stability during general use.

- A couple of bugs preventing playback of synced content on Chromecast.

- A few other minor issues, including playback of content synced to other devices, remote control of the iOS app from the web app and localization of channels.

- Removed a duplicated "Unwatched" filter from TV libraries, one of which caused severe performance issues.
- Playlists from other servers are no longer visible when adding items to playlists.
- A more modern transcoder is now used for music playback.
- The Google Chromecast software has been updated to the latest available version.

FIXES

- Fixed potential crashes when using Camera Upload on iOS 8.
- Fixed a crash when attempting to play multiple videos using AirPlay.
- Fixed some iPad popover display issues on iOS 8.
- Fixed video playback from the Watch Later queue & Recommendations not starting with the selected video.
- Fixed libraries not scrolling all the way to the bottom.
- Fixed a visual glitch when changing the volume during video playback on iPhones and iPods running iOS 8.

Howdy, Stranger!

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